Today we went to Tivoli to visit the site of Emperor Hadrien's villa (just outside the city) and the Villa D'Este (inside the city). We all could have stayed there ALL DAY. I feel like the pictures will explain why. After three weeks in hot and dirty Rome, I got to hike a little and be with trees and birds and water. The site of Hadrien's villa was really cool and really big. We only got to see a little bit of it because we only had the bus for a short amount of time, but there were pools and the ruins of his personal baths, etc. There were humongous fish swimming in those pools--I guess they can get so big because they go undisturbed for so long. And we saw turtles, too!
We came back to Tivoli and ate lunch, then headed over to the next villa. The Villa D'Este was built in the Baroque period as a retreat inside the city, and it has the craziest fountains I've ever seen. They're all in this massive garden with an incredible view of the countryside (did I mention that Tivoli is on the side of a mountain?).
Pictures!
One of the big fountains in the gardens of the Villa D'Este
Meh, not the best picture of me, but here it is!
The view from the stairs to the garden at Villa D'Este
A pool at Hadrien's Villa.
ahh...water and trees...and is that the bag I see you are using? Nice!Beautiful shots! Glad you got out of the city some! Talk to you this afternoon!
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